The Tree of Life (2011)

[MifuneFan]

Terrence Malick's Tree of Life will be released by Criterion on August 28th, 2018, with a new extended edition.

https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-T...lu-ray/205272/

DIRECTOR-APPROVED SPECIAL EDITION:

• New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director Terrence Malick and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu-ray
• New extended version of the film featuring an additional fifty minutes of footage
• Exploring “The Tree of Life,” a 2011 documentary featuring collaborators and admirers of Malick’s, including filmmakers David Fincher and Christopher Nolan
• New interviews with actor Jessica Chastain and visual-effects supervisor Dan Glass
• Interview from 2011 with composer Alexandre Desplat about the film, and a new interview with music critic Alex Ross about Malick’s approach to music
• Video essay from 2011 by critic Matt Zoller Seitz
• Trailer
• More!
• PLUS: An essay by critic Kent Jones and a 2011 piece on the film by critic Roger Ebert

Update: Now confirmed! (Credit to tylergfoster)

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Terrence Malick’s ‘Tree of Life’ Gets Longer Criterion Version

Terrence Malick has secretly been working on an extended version of “The Tree of Life,” which will be included by the Criterion Collection as a supplement to an enhanced special-edition Blu-ray and DVD release later this year.

The film, which won the Palme d’Or at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival, has grown 50 minutes of new branches — although roots might be a better metaphor, since the additional material focuses primarily on the lives of the O’Brien family (characters played by Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain) and the backstory of Jack (Sean Penn), whose search for meaning in the wake of his brother’s death drives a transcendental quest unlike any previously depicted on film.

“Terry doesn’t see this as a director’s cut,” says Criterion president Peter Becker, who insists that the 139-minute theatrical version is the official “director’s cut” and remains the centerpiece of the Blu-Ray edition. “It’s a fresh view of the film that has a different rhythm and a different balance.

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As cinephiles’ imaginations race, it’s important to note: The expanded 188-minute cut doesn’t contain more effects shots, and the epic creation sequence remains untouched. But it restores material that Malick was exploring for the version that was shown in Cannes, including specific events and characters that were referenced only elliptically in the original film. Audiences will get specific insights into Mr. O’Brien’s painful upbringing, meet members of Mrs. O’Brien’s extended family, and witness a major natural catastrophe that serves as a kind of centerpiece for what Becker has been calling “the new version.”

At this stage, no theatrical release is planned. Criterion holds only home-video rights, “but Fox has been very supportive,” Becker says, “and we’ll see what the audiences demand.”

Read the full story at Variety

Original post:

[Show spoiler]Criterion just dropped a new hint in their latest newsletter and it seems pretty obvious it's for Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life





Clue breakdown: Someone is holding a tray of Life cereal. Tray = Tree = Tree of Life

[chris_sc77]

hope we get an edition packed with extras.
one of the best films of the past 20 years.
Make that one of the best film ever.

[Ray Jackson]

Hope they knock the case artwork out of the park.

...was a little disappointed by what they did with Badlands.

[ShellOilJunior]

Very interested in the extras Criterion is able to produce.

[jacobsever]

Don't think this is it at all.

Here's Your Life by Jan Troell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_Your_Life

IMDB has this posted :



Jan Troell directed Everlasting Moments that's been released by Criterion.

[Judex]

If true. I really hope it's the theatrical & supposed longer cut. And not a carbon copy of the already excellent Fox disc, with slightly more extras.

I love extras but for me Tree of Life is a film that really doesn't need any at all.

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

Don't think this is it at all.

Here's Your Life by Jan Troell.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here%27s_Your_Life

Jan Troell directed Everlasting Moments that's been released by Criterion.

So you think the tray is there for no reason? Nothing is there without reason in these types of clues, it's The Tree of Life, i guarantee it

[jacobsever]

I just don't see Criterion releasing it. And I think it's too obvious for Tree of Life. A tray is someone serving something. Handing them something. Aka "Here's Your Life".

[MifuneFan]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

I just don't see Criterion releasing it. And I think it's too obvious for Tree of Life. A tray is someone serving something. Handing them something. Aka "Here's Your Life".

They could present life cereal in any number of ways to someone, the fact that it's a tray is significant. Criterion are also keen on releasing Malick's work. They have Badlands, Days of Heaven, and The Thin Red Line released, and they'll be releasing The New World later this year as well. Time will tell of course, but I'd be shocked if TToL wasn't released

[Bates_Motel]

Originally Posted by jacobsever

I just don't see Criterion releasing it. And I think it's too obvious for Tree of Life. A tray is someone serving something. Handing them something. Aka "Here's Your Life".

Agreed, it's more likely the Troell film.

Or, possibly, a double hint for both films. But With Malick working on TWO unreleased new features, I doubt he had the time to finalize the longer cut of Tree of Life.

[GenPion]

Maybe they will include the super mega long cut Malick made. What was that? 6 hours or more?

[EddieLarkin]

This is a complete stretch and HERE'S YOUR LIFE is a far better suggestion considering we know Criterion have the rights.

[jacobsever]

Originally Posted by Bates_Motel

Agreed, it's more likely the Troell film.

Or, possibly, a double hint for both films. But With Malick working on TWO unreleased new features, I doubt he had the time to finalize the longer cut of Tree of Life.

Three!

Knight of Cups, Weightless, and Voyage of Time.

http://thefilmstage.com/news/terrenc...ssbender-more/

Nvm, Knight of Cups is finished, just not released yet.

[blackhawktraffic]

My day just cant get any better between this and Interstellar being out now

[MifuneFan]

Tray of Life cereal is a complete stretch for Tree of Life? .Like i said, time will tell

[GenPion]

Hmmm... I have never heard of Here's Your Life but if they have the rights to a film titled that I would guess that is correct.

However, Criterion has done multiple clues before that refer to more than one film. This is certainly a possibility as well. Considering Criterion has a good working relationship with Malick and have released several of his film's it's certainly not out of the question. However, maybe this should be moved to the wish-list section as it's not official yet.

[EddieLarkin]

Originally Posted by MifuneFan

Tray of Life cereal is a complete stretch for Tree of Life? .Like i said, time will tell

The person presenting the tray has gloves on, suggesting they are a servant. What else would a servant be bringing breakfast on other than a tray?!

[GenPion]

It could definitely be a hint for both films. Either way, Criterion has given a hint to the release and not a press release confirmation.

[jacobsever]

My biggest qualm about Tree of Life is simply...why? Why have Criterion release it? There is no need for it to be released by Criterion. It already has a stunning release. Why would 20th Century Fox license this out to Criterion, just to take away sales from their own release?

It also doesn't help that I hated Tree of Life. So maybe my pessimism is due to a bias.

[Ray Jackson]

MifuneFan will burn for this if he's wrong.

...there's a special place in hell reserved for those who misinform about Criterion releases.